Fall/Winter Timetable

POL466H1F L5101

Graduate Course Code: POL2207H1F L5101

Topics in International Politics III

Psychology and International Relations

Themes

The goal of this course is to provide a survey of the various ways psychology has been imported into the field of international relations to challenge or improve existing models of international actors. You will be asked to critically analyze the contributions that scholars of international relations have made in enhancing our understandings of the mental processes at work behind what we see on the international stage.

Texts

TBA

Format and Requirements

One two-hour seminar per week (attendance required), mandatory weekly response papers, and a final essay.

Prerequisites

POL208H1 or POL208Y1 or POL209H5 or POLB80H3

Exclusions